Former military administrator of Delta and Cross River states, Commodore Ibrahim Kefas (rtd), has died. Kefas, 73, from Wukari, Taraba state, died on Friday at an Abuja hospital following a brief illness. He one time chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba state. He was military administrator of Cross River State between December…
Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state governor, says his administration will work with religious leaders to promote peace and develop the state. The governor stated this on Thursday at the inauguration of the Kaduna State Inter-Religious Harmony Committee, comprising Muslims and Christian leaders. Sani called on religious leaders to support the government by preaching peace…
The abducted registrar in the department of ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna, Dr. Ganiyat Popoola has been released after ten months in captivity. Spokesperson of the Nigerian Association Of Resident Doctors (NARD), Omoha Amobi, announced her release in a statement on Thursday. “The president, Nigerian Association Of Resident Doctors (NARD ) Dr. Osundara Tope…
The Kaduna state governor, Senator Uba Sani, on Sunday, flagged off the rebuilding of the historic Abdulkarim Juma’at Mosque in Zaria. In August 2023, a section of the 187 years old most caved in, killing six worshippers while 10 others were injured. Over N2 billion was realised by the committee that was set up to…
Shuaibu Miqati, Chairman, Kaduna State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Appeal and Reconciliation Committee, has described the defections of some prominent chieftains of the party in Kaduna to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as “a sad and worrisome development.” On Saturday, 50 prominent members of PDP in Kaduna state were received into the APC by…
About 37 miners have reportedly died while 25 others were injured after being exposed to carbon monoxide, while working in an underground mining site in Kompani Zurak, Wase LGA of Plateau state. The incident was said to have occurred in the early hours of Tuesday. The victims were said to be mostly young men aged…
